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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-10-10 06:12 AM
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Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport at 70
By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press Writer – 40 mins ago


AMSTERDAM – Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wrote "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" and recorded the hit "Cry To Me" used in the movie "Dirty Dancing," has died at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. He was 70.

Airport police spokesman Robert van Kapel confirmed the death of the "King of Rock and Soul" on Sunday, and referred further questions to his management.

Dutch national broadcaster NOS said Burke died on a plane early Sunday after arriving on a flight from Los Angles. The cause of death was not immediately clear.

Burke, who was both a Grammy winner and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had been due to perform at a well-known club in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-10-10 06:20 AM
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1. How sad
He was one of the great soul singers. I'm guessing heart attack - he was massive.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-10-10 06:34 AM
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2. Could also have been deep-vein thrombosis. n/t
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-10-10 06:40 AM
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3. Yep
after a long flight
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